Peru, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Smithfield Foods - Peru
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Smithfield Foods - Peru in Peru, IN 46970 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was pack Off Scaler in cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Smithfield Foods - Peru
- Parent company
- Smithfield
- Street
- 3311 S. St. Rd. 19
- City
- Peru
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46970
- On-site location
- 89 Finished Behind Affinity
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 55
Before the incident
talking with another employee in the area and waiting for the steam process to be done.
What happened
Employee tripped and fell while working around the affinity during sanitation and hit her right elbow on the ground sustaining a fracture.
Injury or illness
Fracture to right elbow
Object or substance involved
Concrete floor.
Summary line
Fracture to right elbow from tripping over steam hose and falling onto the ground.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Pack Off Scaler
- SOC code
- 51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
- NAICS code
- 311612 — Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 521
- Total hours worked
- 1065288
- Establishment ID
- 980635
- Employer case #
- 22006
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 4:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:21:29:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.